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2nd Annual Google Sightseeing Volcano Day!

Tuesday, 20th June 2006 by

I can’t quite believe it myself, but despite what I said a year ago today, the 2nd (and now actually annual) Google Sightseeing Volcano Day is upon us! Things have changed on Google Maps a lot since then (and even more so on Google Earth), including image updates for some of the volcanoes we featured last year, so that’s where we’ll start. Mount St. Helens (Wikipedia page) isn’t yet in…

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Recent Comments

  1. Guardian Heroes: Ok, that view from the lions gate looks amazing. I’d like to visit there someday.
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